Who else had an 'entertaining' drive home?
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I spent most of my journey on the M11 fighting the car to keep it on the road, the bloody thing was aquaplaneing and getting caught in ruts and it even managed to get sideways at 60mph in the middle lane. 
I ended up driving at a gentle 50mph in the inside lane until the road surface changed to a decent surface. I thought it was just me until I bumped into Keith in a service station who told me he had the same problem.
I ended up driving at a gentle 50mph in the inside lane until the road surface changed to a decent surface. I thought it was just me until I bumped into Keith in a service station who told me he had the same problem.
becca_viola said:
Silent1 said:
I wrote the MINI off last night on the a14, backwards into the crash barrier, aquaplaned in a tramline and it span it into the barrier 
Oh, 
not good at all, are you OK? Damn... where on the A14? We must have near as anything passed you...Ho hum time for a Cooper S i think....
Silent1 said:
becca_viola said:
Silent1 said:
I wrote the MINI off last night on the a14, backwards into the crash barrier, aquaplaned in a tramline and it span it into the barrier
Oh, not good at all, are you OK? Damn... where on the A14? We must have near as anything passed you...Ho hum time for a Cooper S i think....
You guys must be pretty shaken up right now.
Battled to see a great deal what with all the spray, pitch darkness and the infamous ineffective wipers and lights on the Chim (why is the beam worse than the normal headlights 
). This and the tramlining on the A11/A14 made for an interesting drive home....concentration levels were high and I don't think I dared venture much above 60 mph! Got home 1.00 a.m. and glad for it 
Also noticed a few cars abandoned along the A11/A14...mainly at roundabouts!
And was that Paddy I saw at the BP station on the A11 just leaving as I pulled in? We weren't introduced but I was sat opposite you for a while when we were sat at the table near the doors to the marquee....nice porker you got there
I was in the Cooper Green Chim 
). This and the tramlining on the A11/A14 made for an interesting drive home....concentration levels were high and I don't think I dared venture much above 60 mph! Got home 1.00 a.m. and glad for it Also noticed a few cars abandoned along the A11/A14...mainly at roundabouts!
And was that Paddy I saw at the BP station on the A11 just leaving as I pulled in? We weren't introduced but I was sat opposite you for a while when we were sat at the table near the doors to the marquee....nice porker you got there
I was in the Cooper Green Chim Silent1 said:
I wrote the MINI off last night on the a14, backwards into the crash barrier, aquaplaned in a tramline and it span it into the barrier
Bloody hell! Glad youre both okay though, good meeting you too 
My drive up was fairly uneventful, I left at the back of 11 on monday and got in about 6pm. Although I did end up paying £8.50 for fish and chips from a service station, robbing bastards!Silent1 said:
becca_viola said:
Silent1 said:
I wrote the MINI off last night on the a14, backwards into the crash barrier, aquaplaned in a tramline and it span it into the barrier
Oh, not good at all, are you OK? Damn... where on the A14? We must have near as anything passed you...Ho hum time for a Cooper S i think....
We had an awful journey. I've not driven the Elise in weather like that before, and now I know why!
1. Wet brakes on an Elise don't work properly
2. I had to pull out into the outside lane for someone to filter onto the A14 and ended up aquaplaning, plus I couldn't see where I was going because of the spray from a truck in front of me.
3. Once we got off the A roads, it looked like a hurricane had hit Northants and there was all sorts of debris on the road - including leaves that made it really slippery.
We saw two accidents that had already happened before we got to them. A Clio had taken a slip road too sharp and ended up going across the grass. He looked OK, but the car looked like he'd been rallying. And then there was an Almera that had planted itself into a wall after bouncing off a couple of hard obstacles!
LeoZwalf said:
blueyonder said:
I don't think I dared venture much above 60 mph!
We were doing about 70ish most of the way and that was top limit in my opinion. It amazes me how fast some people drive, a few occasions we were passed by people doing 90+.
Sorry to hear that, hope you are both ok!Gassing Station | Events & Meetings | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff